The Warner sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1885-1???, 1887-12-09
FlFTlETR CONGRESS.
Abstract of the Proceedings OF 1.-THE
Senate and House.
GENATE.

The Senate was organized without troub.
10 There has been and there will benz
deadlock. The Republicans did not OBJ
iert to swearing in OF Democratic senators,
and the Democratic senators did not OBJ
iect to the administration OF the oath to
the Republican senator's.
Eut one senator is kept standing vt the
door-Mr. Faulkner OF West Virglnla-and
he stunds aside with the common consent
tnT both nnrties in the senate, obtained just
before the assembling OF the senate as the
result of a compromise. His credentials
are alleged TO be irregular on their lace.
Mr., 1urpie Of Indiana took the oath and
subscribed his name to the book OF oaths
and hoIds his seat upon his credentials.
Mr. Hoar objected for the time being to
administering the oath OF office to Mr..
Faulkner. sd
arose concerning the title OF that senator
10 a seat, arose on the credentials them
selves. the whole proceedings OF the legisla-
fire and the history Of the case being there
disclosed and fully recited. Assuming that,
in accordance with the usages Ofthe senate,
he wOuId himself be u member OF the com.
mittee on privileges and elections, he gave
the assurance that the question should be
dealt with at the earliest possible moment,
SO that the gentleman entitled to the seat
would be able to enter on the ulscharge OF
his duties as senator.
Mr., Kenna said that the course suggested
seemed eminently appropriate and he
trusted that the action would be taken
without the formality OF a vote. This sug.
gestion was adopted and the board ad,
adjourned.
HOUSE.
The roll call which followed the calling
l. z.l.r ,F tho bn,,Sa a. he iDtnFF1ntpn inst
MS it began by a crank, who, sitting in the
northeast corner Of the gallery, started up
the doxOlogy as the gavel came down, and
had finally to be hauled out bodily by the
heels before be would stop. Mr..
Clark called for nominations for
speaker. Sunset Cox nomina.
ted John c. Carlisle, and
Cannon nominated Thomas b. Reed. Ran
dali, Mills, Mckinley and Long " Massa-
chusetts were called on to act as tellers.
But 313 votes were cast, OF which Carlisle
got 1863, and Reed 148. Nichols OF North
Carolina and Smith OF Milwaukee voted
| Tor Brumm, the Greenback Republican
from Pennsylvania. The clerk then APP
| pointed Reed and Cox a committee to es-
cort Mr.. Carlisle to the loor OF the hopse.
Judge Kelley OF Pennsylvania, as the
oldest member Of the house,
stepped forward and administered the
! oath to Carlisle, and the latter, taking the
gavel, became for the third time speaker
OF the house. He spoke at some
length, mostly on the vital ne.
cessity O]freduciug taxes so as to avoid the
dangerous surplus in the treasury.
The speech was received with satisfac-
tion on both sides, the slight key note OF
protection which entered into his tariFf re-
duction comments being especially pleas
ing TO the Randall Democrats.
The process Of electing officers OF the
house was much as usual, Cox offering q
resolution embodying the names adopted
by the Democratic caucus, and Cannon Of
fering an amendment to substitute the
names selected by the Republican caucus.
After drawing seats the House 2dioaTned.